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John Leonard HILTON

Regimental number1835
Date of birth23 May 1890
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSeaman
AddressEast Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs M Hilton, 242 Palmer Street, East Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 9 months in the Naval Reserve.
Enlistment date13 March 1919
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameAustralian Naval & Military Expeditionary Force Reinforcements, March 1915 to May 1919
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/112/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Melusia on 4 May 1918
FateReturned to Australia 24 December 1920
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date19 February 1921
Other details

War service: Rabaul (post-Armistice

Commenced return to Australia on board SS 'Melusia', 24 December 1920; discharged (medically unfit: post-malarial debility), 19 February 1921.

Not eligible for War Medals
Date of death16 January 1954
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, HILTON John Leonard

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